John Gibson, Rome, to William Haldimand of London

RA Collection: Archive

Archive context

Showing item 162 of 391 in this group

Reference code

GI/1/159

Title

John Gibson, Rome, to William Haldimand of London

Date

11 May 1826

Level

Item

Extent & medium

1 piece

Historical Background

John Gibson's 'Hylas Surprised by the Naiades' (marble, exhibited at the Royal Academy, no. 1178, in 1837) was donated to the Tate Gallery by Robert Vernon in 1847.

Content Description

Receipt for £500, being part payment of £1,000 for a marble statuary group depicting Hylas Surprised at the Lake by Two Nymphs'.